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Obituaries for Southern Arkansas
Wallace B. Gorman
Dec 6, 2009
Wallace B. "Cathair" Gorman, 79, of Hampton died Sunday, December 6, 2009 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden. He was born April 20, 1930 in Hampton Arkansas. He was a member of Calion Assembly of God Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Noah and Alice Wilson Gorman and his wife, Mary Louise Loper Gorman. He...
Virginia Coonrod
Dec 5, 2009
E. Virginia Silliman Coonrod, 86 of Grapevine, TX died Saturday, December 5, 2009. She was born September 6, 1923 in Woodberry, Arkansas to the late Emery Edward and Lora Belle Morrison Silliman. She was the co-owner and bookkeeper for Coonrod Jewelry. She was preceded in death by her husband Floyd L. Coonrod; two brothers, Cornelious Silliman and Thomas Lee Silliman;...
Charles William Axsom
Dec 3, 2009
Charles William Axsom II, 64, of Fordyce, died Thursday December 3, 2009 at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Mr. Axsom was born in Pine Bluff, AR on January 6, 1945. He was a retired fork lift driver, & a member of the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Kingsland. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Axsom of Fordyce,...
J.O. Ward
Dec 1, 2009
J. O. Ward, 44, of Fordyce died Monday, December 1, 2009 at his home. He was born August 28, 1965 in Warren, Arkansas. He owned and operated a logging business. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Everett and Rose Reynolds Ward and one brother, Allen Ward. He is survived by two sons, Steven Ward of East Camden...
Sammy G. Davis
Nov 30, 2009
Sammy G. Davis, 59, of Kingsland, died Monday, November 30, 2009. He was born June 7, 1950 in Calion, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Nora Clarkston Davis; one brother, Eddie Davis and two sisters, Jo Ann Pepper and Evelyn Davis. He is survived by one sister, Claudia Hall of Calion and special caregiver, Weldon...
Mamie Ruth Brandon Price
Nov 26, 2009
Mamie Ruth Brandon Price, age 96 years, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 in St. John's Place, Fordyce. She was born November 3, 1913 in Chambersville, Arkansas. She was a life long resident of the Thornton-Fordyce area and a member of the Chambersville United Methodist Church. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her...
Carlton E. Quarles
Nov 26, 2009
Carlton E. Quarles, 70, of Bearden, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden. He was born January 8, 1939 in Bearden. He was a retired hardwood lumber inspector for Bearden Lumber Company and a member of Bearden First Assembly of God Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred Lee and Annie Wilson...
Lola Grace Newton Cotton
Nov 25, 2009
Lola Grace Newton Cotton, 93 of Hampton died Wednesday November 25, 2009 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado. Born August 1, 1916 in Calhoun County, she was the daughter of the late Jepha Ira Newton and Minnie Lee Poole Newton. She was a Registered Nurse and a member of Campground Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Marjorie E. Miller
Nov 22, 2009
Marjorie Wagnon Cathey Miller, 87 of New Edinburg, Arkansas passed away Sunday, November 22, 2009 in El Dorado, Arkansas after a lengthy illness. She was born July 13, 1922 to J.R. "Bob" Wagnon and Mildred Chambers Wagnon of Banks, Arkansas. Marjorie was preceded in death by two husbands, Cletis Cathey and J.W. "Wig" Miller; three brothers, Edward Wagnon of Texarkana,...
Ed Gresham, Jr.
Nov 21, 2009
Ed Gresham, Jr., 83, of Chambersville, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born January 30, 1926 in Chambersville to the late Ed and Verna Gray Gresham. He was a retired carpenter, a member of Chambersville Methodist Church and a member of the Chambersville Fire Department. He is survived by his wife, Joyce...
Orlin Wayne Speer
Nov 21, 2009
Orlin Wayne Speer, 77 of Fordyce, died Saturday, November 21, 2009. He was born April 11, 1932 in Warren, Arkansas to the late Robert and Audrey Moore Speer. Mr. Speer was a retired Foreman for Gergia-Pacific, & a member of the Tinsman First Baptist Church. He is survived by his daughter Monica Jones and husband Randall of Fordyce; two sisters,...
George Wilson Stewart
Nov 21, 2009
George Wilson Stewart, 93 of Fordyce, AR, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009. He was born November 17, 1916 in Camden, Arkansas, the son of the late George W. and Julie E. Stewart. He was a US Navy World War II Veteran and retired from the Arkansas Power and Light Company after 34 years. George was a lifetime member of...
Maxine Frabis Clements
Nov 20, 2009
Maxine Frabis Hicks Clements, 87 of Kingsland died November 20, 2009 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was born May 1, 1922 in New Edinburg, Arkansas to the late Lonnie B. Hicks and Minnie Lee Cox Hicks. She was a member of Mt. Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church of New Edinburg. She is preceded in death by her parents,...
Sylvia Delorse Reynolds
Nov 18, 2009
Sylvia Delorse Reynolds, 76, of Camden, AR, died Wednesday November 18, 2009 at the ST. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. She was born in Des Arc, AR on August 19, 1933 to the late Elmer & Alethea Wildmon Lunday. Mrs. Reynolds was a retired inspector at General Dynamics & a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in East Camden,...
Martha C. Nix
Nov 17, 2009
Martha C. "Clodell" Nix, 74, of Fort Worth, TX, died Tuesday November 17, 2009 at the Universal Hospice in Fort Worth, TX. She was born in Roosevelt, OK on November 7, 1935. She was preceded in death by her parents, S.A. Wallis and Maebell Hendrix Wallis; husband, G. R. "Buck" Nix; five brothers, Harley, William, Vermon, Clovis and Duffy Wallis;...
Vicki Ables Cary
Nov 15, 2009
Vicki Ables Cary, 57, of Ruston, LA, formerly of Hampton, AR died Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Allegiance Specialty Hospital in Little Rock, AR. She was born September 17, 1952 in El Dorado, AR. She was a claims insurance agent and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Ruston. She is preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Dessie...
Loyd Arlene Stedman
Nov 12, 2009
Loyd Arlene (Womble) Stedman, 86, of Carlisle, AR went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 12, 2009 after a short stay at Hospice Home Care of West Little Rock, AR. Born October 8, 1923 she was a daughter of the late Lloyd Womble and Ruby (Clemens) Womble. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn (W.D.)...
Patricia Ann Bodge
Nov 12, 2009
Patricia Ann Bodge, 67, of Hot Springs Village, beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister, died on Thursday, November 12, 2009. Patty was born on August 3, 1942 in Holly Springs, AR to Cecil Hugh "Pat" Scarlett and Dorothy Hern Scarlett. She attended the Bearden schools and graduated from Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, Kansas. She also attended college at Fort...
Marilyn Sue Gill
Nov 9, 2009
Marilyn Sue Gill, 67, of Lake Village died Monday November 9, 2009 at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson, MS. Born January 23, 1942 at Ramsey, she was a daughter of the late James Ervin and Idella O'Mary Gill. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Loretta Ashley, Odella Hearne, Gladys Perry; three brothers, William "Bill" Gill, George Alvin Gill,...
Ethel Virginia Burton
Oct 31, 2009
Ethel Virginia Gossett Burton, 86, of Bryant died Saturday October 31, 2009 at Saline Memorial Hospice in Benton. Born March 11, 1923 at Bearden, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Ozella Richardson Gossett. She was preceded in death by a sister, Julia Gossett Stuckey. She is survived by one son, Roger Burton and wife Pam of Benton;...
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